Vibration analyzing system, vibration analyzing apparatus, and vibration analyzing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10215867-B2
Application number	US-201615384693-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Dec 28, 2015
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

A vibration analyzing apparatus includes a vibration detecting unit set in a building where a person can reside and configured to detect vibration and output a detection signal based on the detected vibration, a mode determining unit configured to determine presence or absence of vibration of the building caused by an earthquake, and a control unit including a vibration analyzing unit configured to analyze the vibration on the basis of the detection signal, the control unit setting an analysis mode of the vibration analyzing unit. The control unit sets one of a normal time analysis mode for causing the vibration analyzing unit to analyze a vibration waveform indicated by the detection signal on the basis of a first condition and obtaining information concerning residence of the person and an earthquake analysis mode for obtaining information concerning deformation of the building.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vibration analyzing system comprising:
a vibration detecting unit set in a building and configured to detect vibration and output a detection signal based on the detected vibration;
an earthquake-vibration determining unit configured to determine presence or absence of vibration of the building caused by an earthquake; and
a control unit including an analyzing unit configured to analyze the vibration on the basis of the detection signal, the control unit setting an analysis mode of the analyzing unit, wherein
the control unit sets one analysis mode on the basis of the presence or absence of the vibration due to the earthquake determined by the earthquake-vibration determining unit from a plurality of analysis modes including a first analysis mode for causing the analyzing unit to analyze a vibration waveform indicated by the detection signal on the basis of a first condition and obtaining information concerning residence of the person and a second analysis mode for causing the analyzing unit to analyze the vibration waveform and obtaining information concerning deformation of the building.

2. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 1 , further comprising an earthquake-information acquiring unit configured to acquire earthquake information concerning the earthquake, wherein
the earthquake-vibration determining unit determines presence or absence of earthquake vibration on the basis of the earth information.

3. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit sets the second analysis mode when the earthquake information is acquired.

4. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first analysis mode, at least one of abnormality of the building and abnormality of the person residing in the building is detected on the basis of the analysis of the vibration waveform.

5. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second analysis mode, deterioration in structure of the building is detected on the basis of the analysis of the vibration waveform.

6. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 1 , wherein, after setting the second analysis mode, the control unit causes the analyzing unit to analyze the vibration waveform on the basis of a second condition and sets a third analysis mode for detecting at least one of abnormality of the building, deterioration in structure of the building, and abnormality of the person residing in the building.

7. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 4 , further comprising an informing unit configured to inform the abnormality of the building and the abnormality of the person residing in the building detected by the analyzing unit.

8. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 5 , further comprising an informing unit configured to inform the deterioration in the structure of the building detected by the analyzing unit.

9. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 1 , wherein, in the first analysis mode, the vibration waveform is analyzed at a predetermined time interval.

10. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 6 , further comprising a storing unit configured to store an analysis result concerning the vibration, wherein
the analyzing unit analyzes, in the first analysis mode, a first eigenfrequency of the building on the basis of the vibration waveform and stores the analyzed first eigenfrequency in the storing unit and analyzes, in the third analysis mode, a second eigenfrequency of the building on the basis of the vibration waveform, compares the analyzed second eigenfrequency and the first eigenfrequency stored in the storing unit, and detects deterioration in structure of the building.

11. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 1 , wherein
the vibration analyzing system includes a plurality of the vibration detecting units, and
the control unit causes the analyzing unit to analyze the detection signals respectively output by the plurality of vibration detecting units and determines erroneous detection of the vibration on the basis of a plurality of the analysis results.

12. The vibration analyzing system according to claim 11 , wherein the control unit calculates an average of the plurality of analysis results and determines occurrence of abnormality due to the vibration on the basis of the calculated average.

13. A vibration analyzing apparatus comprising:
a vibration detecting unit set in a building and configured to detect vibration and output a detection signal based on the detected vibration;
an earthquake-vibration determining unit configured to determine presence or absence of vibration of the building caused by an earthquake; and
a control unit including an analyzing unit configured to analyze the vibration on the basis of the detection signal, the control unit setting an analysis mode of the analyzing unit, wherein
the control unit sets one analysis mode on the basis of the presence or absence of the vibration due to the earthquake determined by the earthquake-vibration determining unit from a plurality of analysis modes including a first analysis mode for causing the analyzing unit to analyze a vibration waveform indicated by the detection signal on the basis of a first condition and obtaining information concerning residence of the person and a second analysis mode for causing the analyzing unit to analyze the vibration waveform and obtaining information concerning deformation of the building.

14. A vibration analyzing method comprising:
detecting vibration of a building and outputting a detection signal based on the detected vibration;
determining presence or absence of vibration of the building caused by an earthquake; and
setting one analysis mode on the basis of the presence or absence of the vibration due to the earthquake from a plurality of analysis modes including a first analysis mode for analyzing a vibration waveform indicated by the detection signal on the basis of a first condition and obtaining information concerning residence of the person and a second analysis mode for analyzing the vibration waveform and obtaining information concerning deformation of the building.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Oto Masayuki

Classifications

• G01V1/30

  Analysis (G01V1/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01V1/008 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G01V1/01 Primary

  Measuring or predicting earthquakes · CPC title